"To redeem creation the saint wages war on the entire fabric of creation, with the bare weapons of truth and love."

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Source : Jacques Maritain (1966). “A Maritain Reader: Selected Writings”

Jacques Maritain

#War Quotes #And Love Quotes #Saint Quotes

“Keep pace with the present. Take a trip to the moon. envision the future.”

Source : Uta Hagen (2009). “Respect for Acting”, p.29, John Wiley & Sons
“Vague a l'ame â€” melancholy yearning for the end of the world.”
“Do not look for signs. Do not look for experiences. Do not be so complicated. Become like a child. See everything with awe.”
“Salt is the difference between eating in Technicolor and eating in black and white.”

Source : "I know salt's unhealthy - but love it" by Jay Rayner, www.theguardian.com. February 18, 2012.
“Mathematicians are beginning to view order and chaos as two distinct manifestations of an underlying determinism. And neither state exists in isolation. The typical system can exist in a variety of states, some ordered, some chaotic. Instead of two opposed polarities, there is a continuous spectrum. As harmony and discord combine in musical beauty, so order and chaos combine in mathematical [and physical] beauty.”
“Brains aren't designed to get results; they go in directions. If you know how the brain works you can set your own directions. If you don't, then someone else will.”
“I've been through a lot in life, and had some ups and downs. It's what's led me to this day.”

Source : "Seattle, Suddenly Super" By Peter King, www.si.com. January 19, 2015.
“It is at a time like this, when crisis threatens the stomach, that the French display the most sympathetic side of their nature. Tell them stories of physical injury or financial ruin and they will either laugh or commiserate politely. But tell them you are facing gastronomic hardship, and they will move heaven and earth and even restaurant tables to help you.”

Source : FaceBook post by Peter Mayle from Nov 25, 2015

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